Justin Timberlake's newest solo project, FutureSex/LoveSounds debuts at number 1 on the Billboard selling 684,000 copies. The album, which was launched on September 12th, displayed JT's vocal and musical range from 80's new wave beats to Minneapolis funk. The album has a few preludes and interludes which add a more concert-like feel.
I love the album. I think Justin is more talented and has more mass appeal than his R&B counterpart, Usher, and that's saying a lot from me since I was a HUGE Usher fan (and still am for the most part) but I think JT takes the throne. FutureSex has variety, which all albums need, but not so much as to lose focus. I read a Vibe review by Jon Caramanica who pretty much bashed the album claiming Justin was trying to hard. If that was the case I doubt FutureSex would have sold 684,000 copies in the first week. Do these 684,000 people have no clue as to what good music is? I doubt it. Maybe you say Justin only sold that many because of his N'Sync fan base, but you said that same about his first solo album, Justified, and that only sold more than 200,000 less than FutureSex. If FutureSex was a musical mistake why is it that its debut have the biggest sales week of any solo artist this year? Why it set an iTunes record for most pre-ordered album EVER and fastest selling digital album EVER with more than 67,000 copies sold by download? These things don't happen by mistake my friends.
So what does this all mean? Well, quite frankly, Justin Timberlake is the best solo artist around, and with his non-superstar attitude and his openness to try new things, Mr. Timberlake will be around for quite awhile...much like that other guy, Nelly Nandes.
Source: http://www.vibe.com/news/news_headlines/2006/09/justin-timberlake-first-number-1-album/
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